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Society often sees vegans as hairy-legged hippies who wouldn’t reach for as much as a moisturizer, never mind a lip-gloss. This stereotyping is nothing new to us, yet absolutely absurd. I am very much vegan and very much beauty-conscious, so you can imagine my excitement when I received an invitation to the Wellness Warehouse’s Tastes Beautiful Event.

Now ladies, if you were unable to attend this event, you certainly missed out. I nearly missed the event myself, which would have resulted in the worst case of FOMO imaginable. For some ridiculous reason I thought the event started at 11am and nearly spilled the diary-free latte all over myself realizing (at 08:45) that the event starts at 9am. Luckily the lovely marketing team had no problem with me arriving (very) fashionably late.

– The beautiful brands

The event was held on Women’s day and celebrated the fact that good-for-you is beautiful with Wellness. Four premium beauty brands showcased skincare ranges so delicious, you want to taste it! I was pleasantly surprised seeing my good friend Phoebie representing Hey Gorgeous at the event. I have been a die-hard Hey Gorgeous girl for over a year and thrilled to hear that they are now retailing at my favourite wellness store. Seriously, who else makes natural Strawberry shampoo!? Another familiar brand was Esse, which I recently became familiar with after winning the Live Life Well competition. Esse performed a hydration test on my skin and I am almost too embarrassed to admit that my skin’s hydration level was only 26% – luckily I received a fab goodie bag at the event that would resolve this situation in no time. The two less-familiar, but equally brilliant brands present at the event were Dr Hauschka and Secuvie. I love the fact that Dr Hauschka offers a Rose Day Cream and a Rose Day Cream Light – depending on the sensitivity levels of your skin. Their range is probably the most extensive of the four. Secuvie, on the other hand, offers the most perfect range for ladies like my mom who prefers one product to do it all. Their repair cleansing gel is a makeup remover, cleanser and toner all-in-one and their moisturizer acts as both a day and night cream.

– Wouldn’t you just love a bag filled with goodies like these?

It was fascinating to learn how each brand approaches natural skin care and how 100% natural, earthly ingredients can treat and maintain specific skin types. What was really wonderful is the fact that I had not one, but four skin specialist analyzing my skin in one morning – testing and recommending products suited for my extremely dry, sensitive skin. Every range had at least one hero product that I am dying to try and I promise to give you feedback as soon as I do.

The event, which cost a mere R100 per person, offered even more! As I mentioned before, each guest received a fabulous goodie bag filled with products from the participating skin care brands, as well as a full size sample of the best beauty product in the world – Coconut Oil! You can read more about the uses of coconut oil in the August issue of the Wellness Magazine here. We also received a Tastes Beautiful smoothie voucher and a Sexy Foods Bun-less Burger from the Wellness Café! Now Viviane (my guest for the event) and I are both reasonably petite-looking girls, but those smoothies and bun-less burgers were so delightful that we finished every delicious drop of it! That, and the fact that we missed breakfast while rushing to get to the event of course 😉

– Seriously sexy!

Thank you Wellness Warehouse, Hey Gorgeous, Esse, Dr Hauschka and Secuvie for a morning filled with spoils; making each and every lady feel (and taste) beautiful from the inside out. Vegan-beauties, if you are out and about in the Mother City, keep your eyes peeled to the upcoming events happening at the Wellness Warehouse in Kloof Street – you don’t want to miss out again!